Dr. Liang is an award-winning scholar and a practicing farmer who has developed a community entrepreneurship curriculum and service/ experiential learning programs that integrate science-based research and innovative teaching into outreach. She is an expert in multifunctional farm research, food insecurity issues, food system and network analysis and community entrepreneurship. Her research analyzes the opportunities and challenges for sustainable food systems and food networks regarding small-scale farmers, mixed style farming operations, rural/urban interface, and innovative opportunities and resource equilibrium. Her work has been published in Agricultural Finance Review, Agricultural Research and Technology and the Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship.